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The Surface Navy Association’s 21st National Symposium
Date posted: 01/21/2009*
Surface Warfare: Core Capabilities to Meet the Nation’s Strategy. That was this year’s theme for the annual Surface Navy Association’s 21st National Symposium, an event that brings together representatives from U.S. Navy leadership, industry, Congress and the media to learn about and discuss the latest topics in naval surface warfare.
The symposium was held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Crystal City, Va. from Jan. 13 -15. The exhibition hall was packed with show attendees browsing a diverse collection of exhibitor booths and displays hosted by industry and other constituents from the U.S. and international naval communities. Attendees also had the opportunity to participate in a series of panels, forums and luncheons, each addressing a series of intriguing topics related to naval surface warfare.
Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) and Missile Systems (MS) spearheaded Surface Navy this year, showcasing a number of the company’s naval technologies. Members of Raytheon’s Leadership Team and Business Development organization were in attendance to meet with key customers and political constituents, while the Communications and Trade Show teams worked to develop a consistent theme and voice for the company.
The Zumwalt-class destroyer was featured prominently at Raytheon’s booth this year. IDS’ extensive work on the next generation destroyer will help ensure U.S. naval superiority for years to come. In addition to Zumwalt, IDS displayed a variety of its advanced capabilities in ballistic missile defense, ship self-defense, anti-submarine warfare and mine countermeasures.
MS represented an array of some of the world’s most widely used weapons systems that supported the exhibit’s theme. Along with the SM-2, SM-3, SM-6 and Evolved SeaSparrow Missile shown aboard the Zumwalt, the Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) launcher was depicted aboard LPD17, while SeaRAM was shown on the USS Independence (LCS 2). The Phalanx Close-In Weapon System, Non-Line-of-Sight Launch System and Tactical Tomahawk were also featured in the Raytheon display.
Overall, Surface Navy provided an excellent venue for Raytheon to demonstrate its breadth of products and capabilities in the naval arena, as well as established new relationships and strengthened existing ones with important customers and decision makers.
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